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I Never Asked You To Understand Me By Barthe DeClements
Stacy didn’t look like a reject, and I didn’t think I did either. We were just having too hard a time… I have reviewed a number of Barthe DeClements’s books over the past few years, starting with the not-quite-Lost Classic … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1986, Author D, Child Abuse, Drugs, High School, Parents, Point, Sex, Title I, Topical Issues
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Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! By M.E. Kerr
Dinky isn’t addicted to heroin, but she does have a big problem… I hadn’t looked at the calendar when I planned this one, so I hope you’re ready for a big Valentine bummer, Constant Readers! Background: “M.E. Kerr” is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1972, Author K, Dell, Drugs, Fat, High School, Mental Health, Parents, Title D, Topical Issues
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Fast Times At Ridgemont High: A True Story By Cameron Crowe
These kids are, uh, the future of America. Back to school! Slightly late, both in that it is the end of September and that Cameron Crowe is doing it uncover at the age of 22. Like Lyn Tornabene before him, … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Non-Fiction
Tagged 1981, Abortion, Author C, Back to School, Drugs, Friendship, High School, Memoir, Sex, Simon & Schuster, Title F
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Sweet Valley High Super Edition: Special Christmas By Francine Pascal
It seems that nothing can spoil Jessica and Elizabeth’s holiday- until Mr. and Mrs. Wakefield announce the arrival of an unwelcome houseguest… Background: Sweet Valley High remains one of the most enduring series of its era, leading to numerous spin-off dealing with … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1985, Author P, Bantam, Christmas, Drugs, Girls Series, High School, Romance, Sweet Valley High, Title S, Topical Issues
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Keeping Score By Marilyn Levy
What’s worse: that your boyfriend is interested in your sister, or that he’s dealing drugs out of his locker? This book may have the honor of “cover copy least-related to actual plot” in recent memory: far from dealing with just … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1987, Author L, Drugs, Fawcett Juniper, High School, Parents, Romance, Sports, Title K, Topical Issues
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The Dead Man In Indian Creek By Mary Downing Hahn
Nobody takes their story seriously. Nobody, that is, except the killer. And he takes them very seriously… Another example of how YA lit makes real-life seem like such a let-down: reading this book along with Stephen King’s The Body and … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1990, Author H, Avon Camelot, Drugs, Mary Downing Hahn, Parents, Thriller, Title D
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Jay’s Journal By Anonymous
Helplessly fascinated, he plunged into a world of Ouija boards and witchcraft, animal sacrifices and Satanism… into a black abyss from which there seemed no escape. Man, some days you just hit the jackpot when it comes to the Teen … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1979, Author A, Beatrice Sparks, Drugs, Gay, High School, Occult, Satanic Panic, Sex, Title J, Topical Issues
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The Lonely Trip Back By Florrie Fisher
If you’ve ever wondered what life on the needle is like, ask a white, middle-class, middle-aged lady named Florrie Fisher- she’ll tell you more than you’re prepared to know! Florrie Fisher’s The Lonely Trip Back graphically details a case of … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Non-Fiction
Tagged 1971, Author F, Bantam, Drugs, Runaway, Title L, Topical Issues
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Debbie By John Benton
An exciting new habit carried an unexpected price tag! Contemporary YA fiction dealing with social problems (delinquency, prostitution, drugs, etc.) kind of wusses out when it comes to depicting the lurid details. There is a reason why the patently fake … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1981, Author B, Brooklyn, Drugs, New Hope Books, New York, Prostitution, Religion, Runaway, Title D, Topical Issues
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Just Dial A Number By Edith Maxwell
An Annoying Autobiographical Pause: The summer I was 12 I decided to keep a log of all of the books I read for an entire year, with the goal of reading 100 or more by the following summer. I was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1971, Archway, Author M, Drugs, High School, Mental Health, Parents, Thriller, Title J
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